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Paul E Nelson Blog
Still in Cascadia
I'm still high from my July experience in Denver as a resident fellow at the Clyfford Still Museum Institute. I was...
Contemporary Reliquaries
I am grateful to Saundra Fleming for inviting me to be part of an art exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center entitled...
West Seattle Reading
I will be Paul E Nelson reading poems from my Clyfford Still Museum institute fellowship. That was in Denver for the...
Tell Clyfford I Said Hi (Colville Confederated Tribe Kids Curate Clyfford Still) Interview
Interview with Nicole Cromartie and Katie Wilson-Best of the Clyfford Still Museum on the exhibit Tell Clyfford I Said...
Joyce Tsai Interview (On Clyfford Still)
Interview with Joyce Tsai, Director of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. Recorded Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 2PM...
Michael Holloman (AKA M. Yellowbear) on Clyfford Still in Nespelem
I'm delighted to be a Resident Fellow this month at the Clyfford Still Museum Institute in Denver, Colorado. The...
12 or 20 (second series) questions from rob mclennan
I was delighted to be interviewed via email by rob mclennan, a tireless Canadian poet and supporter of North American...
Paul Reads w/ Jim O’Halloran Quartert @ Bradner Gardens
It's that time of year again when I get to read some poems backed by a Jazz band led by my friend & Subud brother...
margareta waterman (1932-2026)
I was saddened to hear of the death of margareta waterman, who preferred to have her name spelled in lower case. I met...
Paul @ Community of Writers
Brenda Hillman has been such a great inspiration to me and supporter of my work, both via the Cascadia Poetics Lab and...
Cascadian Independence in the Newspaper of Record
The revolution often starts with the poets. In the U.S., they are mentioned, then ignored. And so it goes in the...